Europe

The UK Department for Transport (DoT) has invited ports with sea-related infrastructure projects in the North Sea region to bid for financing funds under the European Union’ s (EU) plan to establish…

CMA CGM and NYK are to operate a new container terminal at the German River port of Duisburg in partnership with management company Duisport. 

The UK Ports Policy Review interim report has concluded that a market-oriented approach to port development remains appropriate and that there would “ in general” be no additional benefit from a locally…

The Portuguese government' s audit committee (Tribunal de Contas) has declared that the Port of Lisbon Authority (APL) is losing millions of euros annually because of the way it allocates concession contracts,…

German competition authorities are demanding “ disproportionate remedy actions” to a deal sealed late last year to bring CVS Ferrari into the Cargotec fold, according to Cargotec. 

A consortium of Mitsui OSK Lines, APL, Hyundai Merchant Marine, CMA CGM, and DP World is to jointly establish a terminal operation company “ Rotterdam World Gateway” under a 25-year lease contract…

Yilport Container Terminal, located at the Turkish port of Izmir, has placed an order for 21 terminal tractors with Kalmar. Delivery will commence from October 2007. Another option for a further 30…

DP World’ s Southampton Container Terminals has secured 10.5 acres of additional Associated British Ports-leased land currently used for ro-ro operations, in addition to the 13 acres taken at the start of…

DP World has promoted Patrick Walters to the position of senior vice president and managing director for its fast-growing Europe and North Africa region. Mr Walters has been with DP World and,…

Activities at Barcelona' s multi-purpose Terminal Port Nou will be temporarily transferred to a 60,000 sq metres site on Adosado Quay during the summer, before finally relocated to a 130,000 sq metre…

Las Palmas Port Authority is to build two new outer dykes at a cost of € 59m ($79.4m). One of these will protect an 800,000 sq metre area currently under construction, which…

Organisers of the Port of Rotterdam Tournament taking place in Holland this summer claim the event brings together teams from “ four of the biggest port cities in the world” . The…

DP World says the first phase of its London Gateway container terminal should be operational in 2010, following approval of the development by the British government at the end of May. Construction…